Sims 2 start to finish Object Creation Tutorial V 2.1 - UPD 22 feb 06

[pacotacoplayer]

wow! holy moly that was quick! :lol: well ok. man this is as quick as instant messaging haha

ok thanks for all the help ignorantbliss! you are the man....or the woman? well anyway, you helped me a lot and I know I was probably annoying i posted my problem on the sticky

[xiaoyu283]

Hi there, thanks for this amazing tutorial.
Just a little problem here though. I was following your tutorial exactly to making the dinning table. However, i cannot find the teselate command at all. The version of Wings 3D which i am using is v0.98.32a. I understand that the teselate command has been changed to subdivide command. However, i cannot find that quite command as well. Please do me a favour and help me. I've repeat the steps twice already and i still cannot figure out whats wrong. Thanks!

[IgnorantBliss]

You need to be in face selection mode to have the tesselate option. Of the four pyramids on the top of the screen, select the third one of the left. Now you should be able to tesselate :).

[Zeus9000]

I would be willing to help translate this tutorial to LightWave. Their is a big LightWave user group out there and I am more then sure that some of them would love to learn how to make objects for the Sims 2. :)

[AbstractSIMmer187]

HEY thanks for this tutorial its been very helpfull i'm going to try it now

[IgnorantBliss]

I would be willing to help translate this tutorial to LightWave. Their is a big LightWave user group out there and I am more then sure that some of them would love to learn how to make objects for the Sims 2. :)

You're very welcome to do that :).

[marshall809]

I downloaded the tutorial but when i tried to open it it said windows cannot open this file and i browesd my computer for the file and I acidentaly said it was a notepad and now when I open it its a bunch of weird markings what can I do? :) :bunny:

[chickenlittle]

hey in the tutorial on page 9 it says to highlight the geometric data container and then it says to the right of that under type also highlight some other stuff but on my screen there is no type and my screen looks a little different then the one on the tutorial. can you plz help me thx?

[jaxad0127]

marshall809, you need a program like WinRAR, 7-zip, ALzip, etc., to open rar files.

[chickenlittle]

nevermind i found it

[Jordie]

I downloaded your Wings 3D tutorial part 1 when I try and extract the files a mesage saying CRC failed in the Object_Creation_Tutorial_V2.1_(Wings_3D)_-_UPD_22feb06_-_PART_1of2 and Unexpected end of archive.

I have the latest version of WinRar.

The second part of it works but thats not much help without the first.

[IgnorantBliss]

Jordie, try redownloading the part that didn't work. If it still fails, let me know your email address, and I'll email you that part when I get to my home computer later today.

[jemro]

I am new to object creation and started the tutorial today. I have a slight problem with importing the object into Milkshape. I can't see it! What have I done wrong? Can anyone enlighten me on this please?

[Insane In The Membrane]

i can't open up the tutorial, do you need a certain program like microsoft word to open it?

[jaxad0127]

The files are in rar format. You need a program like WinRAR, 7-zip, ALzip, etc., to open rar files.

[IgnorantBliss]

I am new to object creation and started the tutorial today. I have a slight problem with importing the object into Milkshape. I can't see it! What have I done wrong? Can anyone enlighten me on this please?

Please, make sure that you are following the tutorial exactly, including making sure that there is a checkmark next to all the mesh subsets you want to export from SimPE. Try following the tutorial again, being careful not to miss any small step.

[Insane In The Membrane]

i have Alzip andi try to open it and the Alzip screen came up and when i double clicked it it said, wat program would you like to open this with, i don't have microsoft word so i tried to open it with notpad but it just gave me gibberish, how do i view the tutorial

[jaxad0127]

The files are in PDF format. You'll need something like Adobe Reader to read them.

[IgnorantBliss]

Also the Foxit Software (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/download.htm) PDF Reader is free.

[Insane In The Membrane]

thank you SOOO MUCH!

[Insane In The Membrane]

how do i get that Quaxi's simPE Program version 042 or later in the Wings3D tutorial, and whenever i click on the Wings3D editor(free) link it says there is an error, if anyones can tell me wat to do, tell me!

[jaxad0127]

SimPE can be found here: http://sims.ambertation.de/.

[IgnorantBliss]

This (http://www.wings3d.com/) link for Wings 3D is working fine for me.

[Insane In The Membrane]

jaxad0127 were is the link to download the simPe thing on that page, and ignorantbliss were do i download the Wings3D editor on that page. srry for asking so many questions its just i'm kinda slow

[IgnorantBliss]

On the SimPE page, go to the Downloads section. On the Wings 3D page, click on the link called "win" in the box on the left under the title "Latest Stable Rel: 0.98.32a".

[pacotacoplayer]

is there any tutorials out there on creating custom animations?

[IgnorantBliss]

There is an animation discussion forum under the Modding Discussion section.

[Numenor]

Wings 0.98.35 has been released yesterday at Sourceforge. Download it HERE (https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33028&release_id=433212)

[Rockwall567]

Quick question. I downloaded the blender 3D version part 1 and 2. When I opened it, it gave me a list of softwares i would need. I downloaded them all no proble. When I started I opened Simpe and followed the steps through object workshop and the data storage containe. Then when it said to opee the plugin view and I did. the tutorial told me to only put a check in this one box and click the export button but my plugin view didn't have in boxes or an export button. Can you tell me how I would export the table into Blender. By the way I have V. 0.58 of Simpe.

Please HELP!!!!!!!!

[pacotacoplayer]

thanks numenor! i love wings 3d...found it much easier then milkshape. you are the best!and you tanning bed is great, keep it up!

[Insane In The Membrane]

are there any free paint programs so i can paint my object, adobe photoshop elements is like 90 bucks

[jemro]

Thank You. I found out i was missing plugins to run the program. Made my first table today. Had a little trouble with the texture but it works. Great tutorial!!! :) Would love to see one for an object from scratch and maybe cover more details about making curved ines and things.
Thanks All!!!

[IgnorantBliss]

Insane In The Membrane, the Creation Start-Up Center (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=85042) has links for paint programs. Gimp is one of the free ones.

Rockwall567, can you take a screenshot of what your plugin view looks like?

[Insane In The Membrane]

i was thinking of downloading gimp but i can't find a simple button that can download gimp, if anyone can tell me wat to do or give me a link that would be great.

P.S. i tried imageforge and that was a terrible thing it was so confusing so i got rid of that.

[IgnorantBliss]

You're going to have to do some reading around the Gimp site to figure out how to download, install and use it. You can't ask help for every single step on the way. You will figure it out when you give it a little time and effort :).

[Rockwall567]

How do you take a screenshot?

[IgnorantBliss]

Take a screenshot by clicking the Print Screen button on your keyboard, and then paste it as a new image to a paint program of your choice. You can resize the image there also, and then save as a JPEG.

[Jade Russell]

Hi!

Sorry to bother you all with my stupid question.

I just started using the tutorial yesterday and managed to get every step right (I even understand parts of it :) ). Anyway, everything looks like it's supposed to do. My problem is the texturing part. How do I get the legs in one colour and the tabletop another? Is there a tutorial out there explaining how to do this?

Thanks for the great tutorial though. It really have to be super if I can get the hang of it...

/Jade

[IgnorantBliss]

You can place the legs on a separate area of the uv-map from the table top. For example, you can place the table top at the top of the map, and the legs as the bottom. Then, as you make the texture, you can color these areas differently.

[Jade Russell]

Wow, that was fast... I thought I had to wait a few weeks for an answer...

I did as you suggested (at least I think so..) but somewhere I must have gotten things wrong.

I'm really sorry to have to bother all of you again.

[IgnorantBliss]

Can you post the uv-map and texture images to look at?

[Jade Russell]

Thanks IgnorantBliss!

What would I do without you!!!!

/Jade

[IgnorantBliss]

You have two separate textures but only one uv-map. You're going to have to combine these textures into one since both the table top and legs use the same texture.

Open the uv-map image in your paint program (increase the colors to 16 million), paste the wood texture over the parts where the table top is mapped to, and paste the metal texture over where the legs are mapped. Then save it as a PNG and import to SimPE.

[Jade Russell]

Thanks....

but, using the turorial's selected "talking table" is it possible to make two UV-maps, and if so how? It seems (from your answer) that that would be the "proper" way of doing this sort of thing.

I'd like to say you're defenetly not ignorant but sheer bliss...

/Jade

[IgnorantBliss]

It really depends on what you want to do with this table. If you have no problem with both the legs and top using the same material definition and being recolored at the same time (with only one recolorable subset for the table) you can leave it as it is, with everything in the same texture.

If you would like for the metal to have a different material definition from the wood (for example, adding metallic shine and such), then you would have to split them into two separate mesh subsets, have separate material definitions, material overrides and textures (you could still keep the combined texture, but in this case it would make more sense to have separate ones). If you wanted to do this using the existing clone, you would have to manually add the second subset and all the files involved (I have a tutorial available for doing that). The other alternative would be to pick a table that already has two separate recolorable subsets and clone that instead.

[Jade Russell]

Thanks a million!!!

I'll try and clone another object.

If I don't manage it I'll be in touch otherwise you know I'v succeeded.

/Jade

[jemro]

I have used the tutorial and created the table. I have also recolored the table. My question is how do i get multiple recolers in the same package?

[jemro]

Thank You So Much IgnorantBliss. I appreciate all your help. I used your tutorial on adding subsets, without adding one, but just using the recolor parts and got it to work. I will be uploading my first object but mainly just for comments. Thanks again for all your help. Great Tutorials by the way!

[Neo_Ross]

i downloaded the obect creation tutorial by milkshake version 2.1 english but when i click on it there is an image of wordpad and it comes up as a jumble of random sighns, leters and numbers? whaat do i do

[Rockwall567]

Ok when I pressed the Print Screen button nothing happened what's suppuse to happen???

[IgnorantBliss]

Neo Ross, you need to install WinRAR (http://www.win-rar.com/homepage.html) to first decompress the file, and then use a PDF Reader like a Foxit Software (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/download.htm) PDF Reader to open the file inside.

Drew4u2011, the RAR discussion got so long and off topic for the object tutorial that I split it off and moved to the Game Help (http://www.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=31) forum.

Rockwall567, nothing happens until you paste it as a new image to your paint program. Which paint program do you use?

[Rockwall567]

the one that came with windows software. Do I need a specific paint program.

[IgnorantBliss]

Press the Print Screen button, start up the paint program and press Ctrl + V to paste the image.

[Rockwall567]

THANK You!!! I now have the image and saved it as a JEPG. How do I put it in this post?

[IgnorantBliss]

When you make a new post, there is a Manage Attachments button where you can attach files.

[Rockwall567]

Here It is

[IgnorantBliss]

Your image is so small and compressed that it's hard to tell what exactly is in it, but under the Resource Tree that should be at the top left corner, you should click on Geometric Data Container to get to where you're supposed to in the tutorial. It doesn't look like you're in the Geometric Data Container.

Did you install the managed Direct X there is a link to at the SimPE download page? You need that when you deal with meshes.

[Rockwall567]

I went to the download page and found what you were talking about but when I clicked on the link it took me to a page that had jumbles of letters and charachters.

[IgnorantBliss]

Hmm, when I click the link, it directly pops up a window to download the file.

[Rockwall567]

could you post your link when you click on it in the post???

[IgnorantBliss]

This (http://sims.ambertation.de/files/mdxredist.msi) is the direct link.

Which internet browser are you using?

[Rockwall567]

compuserve and when i clicked on your link it still gave the weird letters

after you said that I thought maybe my browser wasnt doing something so I switched to MSN and it worked!!! Im in the process of downloading it.

[IgnorantBliss]

Cool, glad to hear it worked :).

[Rockwall567]

one last question when it finishes downloading and I install it will it autimatically make SimPe work?

Never mind I just tried it it worked perfectly!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHH!!!!! I hope the rest of the process works.\

Thanks

[Rockwall567]

Hi its me agaun. Well I had no problem once I got through SimPe. I am now using Blender software and when I imported the table everything worked. I put the cube on top of the right leg and got the cube to the correct size. But then when the tutorial said to press 3 on the keyboard I did and my creation vanished???? Im quite confused.

Never mind I started all over and this time it worked sorry for taking some space in the post!

[baby1234]

hey If anyone is still watching this thread I have a question.
When I click on "geometric data container' when its under 'type'
It comes up saying 'File or assembly name Microsift.directx or one of its dependencies,was not found' I know im supposed to download direct x and i did but its still keeps saying that! What do I do?

[IgnorantBliss]

baby1234, you need to install managed DirectX that there is a link to at the SimPE download page.

(P.S. Your signature is longer than the site rules state. Please, shorten it to a maximum of 4 lines :) ).

[jerin8]

Am I blind where is the tutorial?

[IgnorantBliss]

The tutorial files are at the bottom of the first post in this thread.

[baby1234]

super thanks InnorantBliss

oh and thanks for telling about my siggy(didn't really like it anyway).I changed it.

[BornPRkiller]

I have just a quick noob qusetion where is the block list in the SimPE i dont know where the clone button is! can some one tell or show me?

[jaxad0127]

Cloning objects is done through the Object Workshop.

[eletrodj]

That tutorial is wonderful! Congratulations for the authors.

[eletrodj]

Once again thank you for Tutorial, it is incredible!

I will show my table:

http://www.slibe.com/fullimage/f92c2cbf-snapshot_b1b1a9e.jpg

http://www.slibe.com/fullimage/7542ccd6-snapshot_b1b1a9e.jpg

[Codien Flame]

Help, I tryed to get the tutorial file and i download it and when i open it up it say somwthing about sims 2 bodyshop saying open up a download file. and then when i open a word document with it it has mumbled jumbled words???
Help!

[JM23]

After opening up SimPe and clone the table I am getting an erro message stating to quit or continue. ? I continued and when it came to the part where you move and then duplicate the table leg I did not have 10 my box only 1. ?

What did I do wrong and why am I getting the error message?

Thank you
JM

[IgnorantBliss]

Codien Flame, you first need to decompress the RAR file with something like WinRAR, and then open the included PDF file a PDF reader like the Foxit Software Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/download.htm).

JM23, you're going to have to tell exactly what the error message says, otherwise it's going to be impossible to tell what it means. Which version of the tutorial are you using, Milkshape, Wings or Blender?

[palsteri]

Hi.
I'm all new to sims2 model making.
I have done few models with Solidworks and 3d canvas, but it really cannot be count ;P

So im asking here that what 3d program do u suggest for sims2 model making and ofcourse in general to make models all around.

[IgnorantBliss]

The ones that we have tutorials for around here are Milkshape, Wings 3D and Blender. People use other mesh editors for Sims objects, too. I'm personally most familiar with Milkshape, and it's also the most versatile of the programs listed, with plugins available that enable retaining animations for animated objects, and making body meshes, also.

[palsteri]

Kiitos. Kokeilen sitä siis.

[IgnorantBliss]

Kyllä ;)

(Yes)

(Providing a translation for the previous post for non-Finnish speakers: "Thanks. I'll try that, then.")

[palsteri]

Hmph.
As i thought i ended up into a problem... I did all what milkshape tutorial said but cant find the object in game... Do i need to have expansions ?

[IgnorantBliss]

I don't think SimPE can clone objects that are incompatible with your EPs, because it will only include files from EPs that you already have. Are you sure you have the correct file in the Downloads folder?

[palsteri]

The problem was that there wasn't any Downloads folder on sims2 folder "anywhere" or neither in My Docs/ea.... So i hadn't a clue of this (Because i just wanted to do models, i have never played the game before) =)
Created the missing folder and all is OK now =)

[eletrodj]

How will I know the table needs of expansion?

I followed that tutorial, clonei the table that this in PDF (1 of 2).

[IgnorantBliss]

See Numenor's article (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=107015) on cloning base game compatible objects.

[eletrodj]

Thank you very much IgnorantBliss. You are very kind.
Thank you too to the authors of the tutorial, once again.

[darci321]

Wow! I followed the tutorials (part 1 and 2) and had Milkshape and SimPE, and UVMapper and my paint program all over my desk top. It took me a couple of hours and finally did my first totally correct mesh, the table. From the table to who knows where. Very easy and informative tutorial ! Thank you so much!

darci321

[pacotacoplayer]

how do you make counters? i tried once but you cant texture it when you clone it. there is no texture for the "clean" version of the counter; and when you preview it in the GMDC its all grey because there arent textures. Any tutorials out there? or can you tell me how ? really apreciated :D

[IgnorantBliss]

pacotacoplayer, you should get Numenor's counter templates from the templates forum under Object Creation & Texturing, and follow his instructions on what to do with them.

[Edootjuh]

Hi, the tutorial worked for me but one thing
I cloned the "12th Century Song Dynasty Sculpted Vase" but now my texture showed up as a recolor of the vase AND on the new mesh
Here's my package (don't worry, i'll work on the texture :P )
Candles.package (http://members.home.nl/mangelaarscj/candles.package)

[Anez]

:( I can't download tutorial - it writes that there is a server error ;(

[Numenor]

Edootjuh, I think IgnorantBliss has worn her fingers typing this: when you register a new GUID for your object, you have to click "UPDATE MMATs", otherwise your new texture will override the original one.
If you check you MMAT, in the "GUID" field, you will find the o GUID of the original vase; change it to your new GUID.

[IgnorantBliss]

Anez, which version of the tutorial are you trying to download? I can email it to you later on if you still aren't able to download it from here, but you can try again later if the the downloading works.

[Edootjuh]

Oops! I thought [Update] MMATs and commit was enough
It helped, thanks :D

[IgnorantBliss]

That should be enough, yes. Did you update the MMATs for the main GUID?

[Anez]

Anez, which version of the tutorial are you trying to download? I can email it to you later on if you still aren't able to download it from here, but you can try again later if the the downloading works.

TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Milkshape) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_1of2.rar TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Milkshape) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_2of2.rar

I tryed to download them from 5 days and nothing still it say's that there is a server error :(

[eletrodj]

The link is working

[candrew22004]

First of all thank you for such a wonderful tutorial. But now I need a little help.
I created a table mesh as in the Tutorial...running it through Blender 3D in the process. On checking the new mesh and textures in game....All the surfaces turned to the viewer are invisable but the surfaces you shouldn't see are visable, almost like it's hollowed out to the side you are viewing from. When you rotate around to the other side of the table, the same thing happens...the surface that should be viewable disappear and again the surfaces you shouldn't see are visable....where did I go wrong..?. :rolleyes: lol. Any insight would be greatly appreciated....
thank you Jaxad on how to attach a photograph :D ....

[jaxad0127]

That link doesn't go anywhere. To upload photos, click "Go Advanced" and scroll down a bit fot the link.

[IgnorantBliss]

Anez, can I have your email address?

[Lethe_s]

candrew,
your mesh is simply inside out :)
this seems to happen an awfull lot to beginning Blender meshers
if you're scaling in blender, and you scale too far, your mesh will get turned inside out, resulting in that rather strange table.
to fix it, without starting all over again,
- open your mesh in blender
- turn on 'draw normals' (it's a tiny button on the right
in the 'button window' for 'editing', press f9 to make sure you're in the right window)
- you'll get a bunch of blue fuzz: the normals
- where the normals are going inwards, select the face and press 'spacebar'
- in the menu, go to edit/normals/flip
if you do that for all of the inward faces, your mesh should be fixed

[Anez]

Anez, can I have your email address?


[email protected]

[IgnorantBliss]

Sent both parts of the Milkshape tutorial :).

[candrew22004]

candrew,
your mesh is simply inside out :)
this seems to happen an awfull lot to beginning Blender meshers
if you're scaling in blender, and you scale too far, your mesh will get turned inside out, resulting in that rather strange table.
to fix it, without starting all over again,
- open your mesh in blender
- turn on 'draw normals' (it's a tiny button on the right
in the 'button window' for 'editing', press f9 to make sure you're in the right window)
- you'll get a bunch of blue fuzz: the normals
- where the normals are going inwards, select the face and press 'spacebar'
- in the menu, go to edit/normals/flip
if you do that for all of the inward faces, your mesh should be fixed

Oh..ok, thanks, lol. Yes, that makes a lot of sense, it is kinda hard in Blender to see if your scaling peramaters have passed each other, I'll have to take extra care with that. I'll also have a look at the fix you recommend. TYVM :up: for the help........very much appreciated... :D

[LadyGrey]

I'm having trouble exporting my 'table2map' from Blender to UVMapper. Instead of saving as a .obj file, its just saves as 'file'.. I might've made a naming mistake earlier, but if that's the problem, how do I rename all of my files? And if that's not it, how can I get it to export properly?

Otherwise, I haven't had any problems with this tutorial and I'm very excited to maybe start making some of my own Sims 2 items :)

[Edootjuh]

try exporting it as "table2map.obj" instead of just "table2map"

[LadyGrey]

try exporting it as "table2map.obj" instead of just "table2map"

I did try that, but it still did the same thing.. :S

[Edootjuh]

tried renaming it in windows? otherwise i don't know, i don't use blender3d

[candrew22004]

Thanks for all the info in the tutorials, I'm finally getting the hang of the meshing programes and creation process....finally, but slowly, lol.
One further question though.....In a cloned object with 2 seperate meshes in the original file(ie, in my case, a table with seperate top and base meshes)....How do I export them? both together or independently?...as I also want to keep the texture files associated with each mesh seperate too...as in the original package. If I try export them seperately they have the same 'gmdc' file name so it just wants to save the second one over the first one. When I exported both meshes in one 'gmdc' file both meshes when reassembled back to SimPE then read from one texture map........any help on the correct process would be greatly appreciated...ty all very much... :beer:
ps....I am using Blender...

[IgnorantBliss]

You can import both subsets into the same GMDC at the same time. Just make sure they both have the correct subset names :). With objects like tables you shouldn't need to replace the whole GMDC at once, just import the subsets using the Import button into the existing GMDC.

[candrew22004]

You can import both subsets into the same GMDC at the same time. Just make sure they both have the correct subset names :). With objects like tables you shouldn't need to replace the whole GMDC at once, just import the subsets using the Import button into the existing GMDC.
Ty IgnorantBliss, ah I think I know what you mean, let me run this by you just in case I'm way off...lol. I export both meshes from SimPE in one GMDC file to be worked on in Blender. Open that GMDC.obj file in Blender...work on both meshes but keep them as 2 seperate meshes, don't join. Export 2 UV Map'obj's to UV mapper..one based on selected 1st mesh, and a second one based on the selected 2nd mesh. So eventually I would make 2 different .png files..one for each mesh. I now save(export) my 2 different Blender meshes(still un-joined in Blender) back over the GMDC.obj file I sent to Blender originally and import that back into SimPE, and also, eventually my 2 texture.png files into SimPE...one for each specific mesh.........that sounds like the way it should work?..lol...am I right or am I nuts:bunny:... I appreciate your help and expertise....ty

[IgnorantBliss]

Try posting the package here and someone will take a look at :).

[Lethe_s]

candrew,
umm, that sounds about right :)
Since you're exporting them seperately for the uv-map anyway, you might find it easier to just export one mesh as 'top.obj' and one as 'legs.obj', and import them in Simpe seperately. That way you can use the 'replace' option in the simpe importer. Naming subsets is kinda wonky in blender.
So if you go to the gmdc of your table in simpe, choose 'import', then import your tabletop.
In the import window, click on the drop down menu that says 'add'. Choose 'replace' and in the new menu under it choose the group that is the original tabletop.
Repeat procedure for your legs.

LadyGrey,
Blender doesn't automatically add extensions such as .obj. When you export your Wavefront object, you sometimes have to add it yourself in the actual export window.
So go to edit/export/wavefront object,
then, in the new window, click on the second line and type 'table2map.obj',
click on 'export object' and choose the export options as shown in the tutorial
that should do it.

[[email protected]]

When I try to open the file it says it is not a valid win32 program. Any help??

[msDarcie0]

Woohoo, I was able to adapt the tutorial enough to finally get a proper mesh out of 3d studio max. Man I swear they make it as incompatable and unintuitive as possible... Lol ok, new problem, rofl! My texture file turned into a bunch of purple 10100011100101. Ha ha, well, one issue solved one to go :) thanks for the tutorial.

Edit: heh, reloaded it and it's fine now. Thanks again. Now... on to animation preservation...

[LadyGrey]

LadyGrey,
Blender doesn't automatically add extensions such as .obj. When you export your Wavefront object, you sometimes have to add it yourself in the actual export window.
So go to edit/export/wavefront object,
then, in the new window, click on the second line and type 'table2map.obj',
click on 'export object' and choose the export options as shown in the tutorial
that should do it.

That's what I have been trying, and it still hasn't worked. I'll try it again though. Thanks for your help :)

EDIT: For some reason naming it 'table2map.obj' wasn't working yesterday, BUT it did work today :D Thankyou everyone for your help!

[snoopdots]

:bunny: :Pint: :beer: I Built A Pinball Game But It Didn't Show up In The Game What Do I Do

[Lethe_s]

snoopdots,
you fix it :)
your post gives us very little information indeed to give you any advice,
so I suggest you double-check everything you did, and if all else fails, post your package in the Object Creation Repair Center

[Codien Flame]

Help! I try to open the download 3D Blender tutorial but it doesn't read it and cannot open it! it is a RAR if u want to know.
Please help Codien!

[IgnorantBliss]

Codien, you need a program that can open RAR files like WinRAR (http://www.win-rar.com/).

[oliblake]

I've followed this tutorial to create a new four poster bed, but when i try to import the new model into simpe it comes up with an error saying 'object reference not set to an instance of an object' I modeled the bed using 3D Max. can someone help me please.

thanks

[flippinmental]

Hi, i have a big problem. I have the latest version of SimPe and i downloaded
milkshape and UVMapper. I had a slightly older version before which had the plugin view button and everything a the bottom of the object workshop screen but when i got to page 10 of the tutorial i had done all the previous steps EXACTLY and when i clicked the plugin screen i was supposed to check only the tabledining box and things but on my one there was no box. i had clicked the content tab and everything but the screen was just white so i had nothing to click. in despair i went onto the simpe website and installed the latest version and now there are no buttons at the bottom of the object creation screen. I am in despair and don't know what to do! This is my first time using simpe and i am really glad that i found your tutorial because you explain everything so clearly but i dont know what i am doing wrong! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me someone! its really really late (or really really early, whatever way you want to look at it) but i am determined to finish what i started! could someone please help? :( :( :( :!: :!:

[Capsonne]

Woooo! I created my first object!!
Thank you for this great tutorial, I've been wanting to make my own stuff ever since my sister brought home an IKEA catalog :p
Now I'm off to play around with all this new knowledge! :D

[gojohn]

thanks for this!
i had a problem with the simpe,
http://static2.modthesims2.com/images/icons/icon4.gif when i got to this point i got this message!http://static2.modthesims2.com/images/icons/icon4.gif

Exclamation
Message:
File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.

SimPE Version:
Default (0.58.1.29278).

Exception Stack:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX"
at SimPe.Plugin.fGeometryDataContainer..ctor()
at SimPe.Plugin.GeometryDataContainer.get_TabPage()
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.BuildChildTabControl(AbstractRcolBlock rb)
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.SelectRcolItem(Object sender, EventArgs e)

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Program Files\SimPE\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : ambertation.3D.mdx.binding, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX/Microsoft.DirectX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX/Microsoft.DirectX.EXE.

Source:
simpe.gmdc.exporter.base

Execution Stack:
at SimPe.Plugin.fGeometryDataContainer..ctor()
at SimPe.Plugin.GeometryDataContainer.get_TabPage()
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.BuildChildTabControl(AbstractRcolBlock rb)
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.SelectRcolItem(Object sender, EventArgs e)

[flippinmental]

Well, I downloaded the latest version of DirectX (which i thought i already had but apparently i hadnt) and everything in SimPe works now. Just when i thought everything was going well, i discovered another problem in Milkshape. It's not so much of a problem but more I don't understand something in the tutorial. On page 27+28 where you are in the groups tab and you are meant to select Box1, duplicate1 and duplicate2; how do i select them all at once. when i click each of them in turn and then click regroup, it deletes Box2 and renames it regroup(and a number). Am i doing something wrong or is there a problem with my milkshape? :(

if someone could please please help i would be one happy simmer! :D

[flippinmental]

Gojohn, go to google or some other search site and type in "Microsoft DirectX" (without the quote marks) and you should find a link towww.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com). Scroll down the page a little and you should find a linked title which says "Latest update - Jun 2006" or something like that. Click this and and then click run in the dialog box etc. and it will install.

hey presto, your simpe should work! :D

[jaxad0127]

Gojohn, on SimPE's download page is "Managed DirectX". Install it.

[IgnorantBliss]

Well, I downloaded the latest version of DirectX (which i thought i already had but apparently i hadnt) and everything in SimPe works now. Just when i thought everything was going well, i discovered another problem in Milkshape. It's not so much of a problem but more I don't understand something in the tutorial. On page 27+28 where you are in the groups tab and you are meant to select Box1, duplicate1 and duplicate2; how do i select them all at once. when i click each of them in turn and then click regroup, it deletes Box2 and renames it regroup(and a number). Am i doing something wrong or is there a problem with my milkshape? :(

if someone could please please help i would be one happy simmer! :D

Make sure only the groups you want to regroup are selected. Try going to Edit and select Select None. Now you make sure no groups are selected. Then you select Box1, duplicate1 and duplicate2 one by one, and then select Regroup. Box2 should stay there, then.

[flippinmental]

Well i discovered my problem in milkshape, i wasnt pressing select once i had clicked on box1 etc. I might be slightly dumb. :lol: but i was putting the texture on my UVMap (or atleast i was trying to) but I was using PhotoImpact 10 because thats all i have and its rubbish because it doesnt have 'flatten image' and is really meant for photo editing and stuff, its not a paint program. So does anyone know where i can download a good paint program that works with this tutorial? Just PM me if you know of one and i will be very happy! thx :D

[jaxad0127]

MS Paint.

[IgnorantBliss]

Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/) is free and more versatile than MS Paint :).

[D2Diamond]

I'm not sure what I clicked or forgot to click, but I'm missing the Texture Image in my file.

I'm following the tutorial step by step to create a new end table, cloning the Cornerstone "Sentinel" end table. The file didn't have tabledining (which makes sense) so I exported Materials instead. Everything has worked out fine, except, there's no Texture image! So I can't import my new texture file.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Diamond

[IgnorantBliss]

That's because you have cloned an object that's originally a slave, meaning it borrows its textures from elsewhere. What you can do is either to check the "stand-alone" option while cloning to have the textures included, or select an end table that's not a slave. The Crazy 8 end table is a good one to clone.

[D2Diamond]

Oh.. Well that makes sense. How do I know which objects are slaves, and which are not? Is there a list somewhere?

Thank you btw!!

Diamond

[jaxad0127]

Its a slave of the "Club Distress Square Coffee Table."

[IgnorantBliss]

The documentation file in the CEP download thread lists all the objects in the game, and mentions if one or more of the subsets are slaves to other objects :).

[D2Diamond]

But there was another problem: The mesh was rotated wrong, so that it would actually be underground when you'd try to place it on a wall. You probably had a wrong setting at some point in SimPE, or used a different importing method than in the tutorial, because when following the tutorial step by step, I don't think this is supposed to happen. However, I rotated the mesh back into the correct position in Milkshape, and it's now hanging on the wall like it should.

Your thumbnail image in game won't be fixed automatically, though. If you want to see the correct thumbnail, delete the package files in the Thumbnails folder in the Sims 2 folder under My Documents. The game will generate a new, correct thumbnail the next time you start up the game and look at the catalog.

I am having the same problem here. My object is upside down in the game, so I'm unable to place it. I followed the Tutorial (for Blender) excatly, so I'm thinking it might be a SimsPE problem. Unfortunetly I don't know what to look for. Would you please help me fix this?

Thank you for all your help!

Diamond

[IgnorantBliss]

Please, attach your object to this thread so that I can take a look :)

[TNT62703]

I understand all this but i dont think I have the program to let me do this! what is it and can i download it from somewhere?

[jaxad0127]

SimPE: http://sims.ambertation.de/
Others: Google their name

[IgnorantBliss]

The tutorial has links for all the necessary programs.

[D2Diamond]

Thank you! I appreciate your help!

Diamond

[Paleoanth]

OK, I am following the tutorial for blender. I got all the way through the UV mapper program, then when I try to import back into blender I get an error.

file length:189
vert:40 textverts:42 smoothgroups:0
line 959 in load_obj_uni
line 611 in load_obj
AttributeError:vertices must be different.

What have I done?

[jaxad0127]

It sounds like two of your vertices are on top of each other.

[Paleoanth]

Thanks. I got that to finally work, but my table ended up upside down. I have a new respect for all object makers. I had no idea how complicated it was. I now understand why there are pay for sites.

[AbstractSIMmer187]

Please i need some urgent help. I followed all the steps in simPE start to finish object creation. I was so happy with my end result of making the table when when it cam to the part were it says "save" simPE gives me a BIg message in a block saying

"The file was moved or deleted whil simPE was running"

So now i can't save my object:(

I registerd it with the guid and it all went good but when it came to saving it just didn't want to

Please someone anyone out their can you please help me

THANK YOU:)

Could Someone please tell me again how to install DDS utilities in simPE thanks.

[IgnorantBliss]

Sounds to me like you must have moved the file since the last time you'd saved it. Or it got deleted somehow. Not sure what happened.

See Numenor's object recoloring tutorial for an explanation how to install the DDS Utilities.

Please, try to avoid posting in all caps, using excessive amounts of smileys or posting several times in a row. If you have something to add to your previous post, use the Edit button :).

[AbstractSIMmer187]

Ok thank you for that ignorantBliss.

[pitcherphil]

I tried Downloading the (TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Wings 3D) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_1of2.rar) and it doesn't extract for some reason plz HELP!!!:(:(:p

[jaxad0127]

AbstractSIMmer187, you can always resave it under a different name, just choose Save As instead of Save.
pitcherphil, you need a program that can handle rar files like WinRAR, Al-zip, 7-zip, etc.

[jashmister]

(doing milkshape totural) i got simpe and it does not say geometric data container(well what ever it is) anywhare

[jaxad0127]

It will when you get to that point in the tutorial.

[IgnorantBliss]

jashmister, make sure you did not select the "reference original mesh" cloning option. If you do select it, the mesh will not be included in the package.

[pitcherphil]

I have downloaded soo many tutorials on making objects and my SimPE is similar but doesn't have some selections the tutorials have please help i really want to learn object making!:(:):(:)

[IgnorantBliss]

Which version of SimPE are you using? You should get the latest one if you haven't already. Which selections exactly are not the same?

[D2Diamond]

I had posted my zip file for you to look at per your request. Thanks for taking the time to look at it.

Diamond

[IgnorantBliss]

D2Diamond, I don't know why your object is upside down, but there's also another problem: It's inside out. That happens with Blender sometimes, see Lethe's post here (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=1338402#post1338402) on how to fix it. Maybe that's connected to it being upside down also, I'm not sure. In any case, you're going to have to rotate your table in your mesh editor, I don't believe it's a problem with SimPE.

[D2Diamond]

I'll read Lethe's post!

Thank you for your help IgnorantBliss I really appreciate it!

Diamond

[AbstractSIMmer187]

Ok thanks jaxad0127 i will try and save my objects under another name i really hope it works this time becasue i have made some nice items but i can't save them i will get back to you as soon as possible.

[Stargater59]

I'm having a problem with SimPE, i click "geometric Date Contianer" on the left, then i click it on the right and a get an error message, it says:

"File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX, or one of its dependencies, was not found"

whats wrong?

[IgnorantBliss]

Stargater59, you need to download and install the managed DirectX there is a link to at the SimPE download page.

[savoury]

I just wanted to write a quick thank you for this tutorial. I did it from start to finish and ended up with a great table. It will never be uploaded anywhere, as I doubt anyone will like it, but hey ... I did it and am going to be making a whole lot of stuff now.

JWoods, you rock and you are my hero. Thanks again!

[eletrodj]

Hello!
I could translate the tutorial one for Portuguese?

I was seeing, and I have in spanish, italian and in one another language that I do not know which is.

[IgnorantBliss]

Feel free to translate it into Portuguese :).

[Stargater59]

Stargater59, you need to download and install the managed DirectX there is a link to at the SimPE download page.

Ah, ok, thanks

[poundingheart]

Great tutorial. My first table looks great in the game. I want to work on doing a matching chair but one without a back. I did have a go but stuffed it up completely. When I chose the chair it has 2 files not just one like "tabledining" . Obviously a chair is more complicated as there is more to deal with. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

cheers

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/poundingheart63/snapshot_00000001_31f5a1ba.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/poundingheart63/snapshot_00000001_51f73e17.jpg

[Lukin]

Hi there I need help i got a problem when i try extracting MilkShape 3d part 1 of 2 it says unexpected end of archive i used WinRAR

[IgnorantBliss]

Lukin, sounds like the file didn't download properly. Try redownloading, and make sure the downloading is finished before you try to open it. If it still doesn't work, let me know your email address and I can email the tutorial for you :).

[eletrodj]

Feel free to translate it into Portuguese :).

:)

I go to start to translate. Later I share with who to want!

:rofl: :lol:

[jaymus]

Wow, thanks for these excellent tutorials! I made the table and am about to try another project, theres no stopping me now!

[nitto1320i]

hi, i have a question regarding textures.. as explained on this tutorial, you make the textures through uv-mapping and resulting giving you one texture for all parts to be recolored. i was wondering if it is posible if i wanted to separate the body and the legs (having two texture). and texture them separately. how do i do this? thanks

here is what i wanted to do.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g67/nitto1320i/TheSims2StarttoFinishObjectCreation.png
how can i make two texture for each part? like how do i separate the texture for the body and legs?

[tiggerypum]

nitto, which way do you mean separate them? You can lay out your uvmap so that the legs and tabletop do not overlap, so that you can make the legs one color and tabletop another (which might be how this tutorial suggests the layout).

If you want to create something mix and match (like how some chairs have wood and cushions separate) you need to have 2 separate subsets/groups in the mesh. I offhand do not know of a table constructed that way, although there might be one.

[nitto1320i]

oopss. just updated with pics. and thanks for replying tiggerypum. i wanted to have a detailed texture for each. ex. table texture for just the table itself and the legs will have its own texture image.. :)

i was hoping to make a more detailed table and wanted the parts to be more detailed for easy recolor.. :)

subset/groups? yes i think i want to do that.. :) but how? :P

[IgnorantBliss]

To add a second subset to an existing table, see my profile for a link to a tutorial that I wrote for that. There are existing tables that have 2 subsets, but all the ones I remember have glass as the second subset, in which case you'd still have to add a texture image and edit the material definition to fit a solid subset. So, you might as well add the whole subset yourself.

[nitto1320i]

To add a second subset to an existing table, see my profile for a link to a tutorial that I wrote for that. There are existing tables that have 2 subsets, but all the ones I remember have glass as the second subset, in which case you'd still have to add a texture image and edit the material definition to fit a solid subset. So, you might as well add the whole subset yourself.

just got back from the office. thanks for this. i think thats what i need. does this apply to different types of objects including objects with animation? i hope you don't mind me filling some questions on your thread. :)

[IgnorantBliss]

It depends on what you mean. Can you give an example of what kind of an animated object you're talking about, and how you'd be editing it?

[nitto1320i]

well, actually to be honest, i have started making some cars.. and i had attached the proper joint's to their vertices and had the wheels and doors functioning properly.. when i imported it to milkshape i had some troubles with texture materials. the body of the car not showing in the game at first (someone told me its the uv-mapping), then i uv-mapped it again and finally showed in the game but it was really messedup (the colors was just plain messedup and i can't figure out which one is it). so i thought that having different texture materials would make it easier for me to group them like the wheels, body and interiors having separate texture materials (like ex. interior, wheels and body), but i don't know the procedure on how to. so since im having trouble's with it. i thought of making some easy objects first with different texture materials. and master it first :( hope you could help me with this..

[outpost_road]

I used the tutorial for Blender. I've done it twice, but my table keeps ending up sideways. I really don't think I'm missing any steps. Any help would be appreciated.

[Lethe_s]

outpost,
this can happen is you changed vertex order between exporting your clonebase, and importing your new mesh
a little thing you can try is, when importing the mesh, to click on the dropdownlist at the bottom of the gmdc, that says 'xyz' and switch to 'xzy' (or whatever the other one is)
then import your mesh. hopefully, that'll fix it

[Emxemx]

Forgive me if this problem has been mentioned before, I've just lost all patience to be able to read through all the posts :-p

The tutorial is really good, thank you, but for some reason right near the beginning everytime I click on the cloned object's geometric data container and clcik the one under type it comes up with this message
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/emxemx/error.jpg

I've got the latest DirectX though... What could be wrong?

[IgnorantBliss]

Emxemx, you need to install the managed DirectX there is a link for at the SimPE download page.

[Emxemx]

Thanks :-)

[outpost_road]

Thanks so much Lethe, that worked.

[Spectic]

Could someone please post a written tutorial?!? Please!

[IgnorantBliss]

Sorry, Spectic, this tutorial is way too long to be posted in written form at the forum. But I can email you the tutorial if you give me your email address and specify which version of the tutorial you want.

[nina-x]

TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Wings 3D) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_1of2.rar
I am trying to download the tutorial using wings 3d but once I have downloaded it cannot extract. Could somebody be so kind and send them both to me? (version wings 3d)

Thanks!!

nina

[Alban_Alban]

Hello! I have a problem.... I made a counter and when i add a sink on it, there is this bug....
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l173/Alban_Alban/snapshot_00000001_7204730c.jpg

What can i do?

Thank you!

[IgnorantBliss]

Both parts of the tutorial emailed to nina_x (let me know if you did not get them).

Alban_Alban, looks like you replaced the whole counter top part. Unfortunately, you can't replace the counter top mesh with a new one. The most editing you can do is move some of the vertices around a bit, but you should leave alone the vertices on the flat part of it, as those are the ones that "know" how to form a hole for the sink.

[nina-x]

Thank you, I received them :) Can't wait to try it out!!

[robynbird]

Argh, I tried to download the first tutorial RAR thing, and it took like 15 minutes, and then when I tried to extract the pdf file from winrar, it gave me this error:

! C:\Documents and Settings\Susan.BONUS\Desktop\MTS2_241365_JWoods_TS2_Object_Creation_Tutorial_V2.1_(Milkshape)_-_UPD_22feb06_-_PART_1of2.rar: CRC failed in The Sims 2 Start to Finish Object Creation Tutorial V 2.1 (Milkshape) - PART_1of2.pdf. The file is corrupt
! C:\Documents and Settings\Susan.BONUS\Desktop\MTS2_241365_JWoods_TS2_Object_Creation_Tutorial_V2.1_(Milkshape)_-_UPD_22feb06_-_PART_1of2.rar: Unexpected end of archive

I tried it a few more times but it didn't work. -_-; Any idea why this is or how to fix it? I tried redownloading it a few times but it never worked.

[IgnorantBliss]

robynbird, that happens especially during busy times on the site since they are large files. I can email you the files if you give me your email address :).

[charlie6078]

hi there, i am trying to download this but i am having the same trouble as misswendy did in feb this year, would anyone be able to help me with my problem. Thanks

[Wigglefan]

Argh, I tried to download the first tutorial RAR thing, and it took like 15 minutes, and then when I tried to extract the pdf file from winrar, it gave me this error:

! C:\Documents and Settings\Susan.BONUS\Desktop\MTS2_241365_JWoods_TS2_Object_Creation_Tutorial_V2.1_(Milkshape)_-_UPD_22feb06_-_PART_1of2.rar: CRC failed in The Sims 2 Start to Finish Object Creation Tutorial V 2.1 (Milkshape) - PART_1of2.pdf. The file is corrupt
! C:\Documents and Settings\Susan.BONUS\Desktop\MTS2_241365_JWoods_TS2_Object_Creation_Tutorial_V2.1_(Milkshape)_-_UPD_22feb06_-_PART_1of2.rar: Unexpected end of archive

I tried it a few more times but it didn't work. -_-; Any idea why this is or how to fix it? I tried redownloading it a few times but it never worked.

I have the same problem! It would be very nice if you could send me the files too.
[email protected]
Please help me!

[IgnorantBliss]

Emailing tutorial to Wigglefan.

charlie6078, I can email you the tutorial if you give me your email address and confirm which version of the tutorial you want.

[orangemittens]

Just wanted to say thanks for the great tutorial. I had made one object before this but it didn't turn out well and I couldn't figure out the texture mapping at all. With your tutorial I think I'm getting a glimmer of how to actually make and map a mesh. The whole thing went very smoothly and I did end up with a table! I may be back with questions after reading through this huge thread to see if anyone has asked the ones I have already.

OM

[Oiche]

Thank you very much for this amazing tutorial! :rofl: I've made my first table with Wings 3D. Thanks to this tutorial it worked perfectly! And now I'm able to use it in the Sims 2!

Again, thank you very much for the tutorial! :D

Bye,

Oiche

[mousers6]

Could someone e-mail me part 2 of the blender version. Errors downloading.
[email protected]

Thanks :)

[mistletoesquest]

First off, let me also say how wonderfully helpful this tutorial is (so far). I really do think that I can learn how to make object meshes thanks to you, and that opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

However.

Before that can happen, I keep getting error messages with SimPe. Just after I select "Geometric Data" I get an error message that says: "An unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore the error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will shut down immediately. Error in the application."

So of course I click "Continue" and after a ten second pause I just get the same message again. Any ideas as to what could be causing this (and more importantly, how to fix it)?

[IgnorantBliss]

Did you install the managed DirectX there is a link to at the SimPE download page? That is needed for working with meshes/ viewing the GMDC.

[mistletoesquest]

Whoops, never mind! I figured it out. I needed an updated version of SimPE and DirectX both, and that seemed to do the trick.

[mistletoesquest]

Eeee! I did it! I made a mesh!

Thank you again, so much. I can't wait to make more!

[IgnorantBliss]

Glad to hear you got it working :). Good luck with the future projects!

[phoenix42793]

Hi Im doing the blender tutorial, but it seems I have a newer version of sim pe. Im up to the part:
Under “Plugin View” be sure the “Content” tab is selected and below that the
“cGeometryDataContainer” is also selected. Now, only check the box “tabledining” as this is the
actual cloned table mesh you will need to export. With the check mark in place click the “Export button.

I do have the content tab but I dont have the other choice underneath the cGeometryDataContainer choice. So does that mean its the end of the road of object meshing for me? Because if I download the older version of sim pe this person is using wouldn't the file not work because I have newer expansion packs that the old sim pe didnt have. Please if someone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you :)

[IgnorantBliss]

Which other choice are you talking about? Even the newer versions of SimPE should still have the same options as the version in this tutorial. When you open the Geometric Data Container, you select the Content tab, and below that the cGeometryDataContainer. There is no other tab below that. Which is the part that you're missing? The "tabledining" part?

[phoenix42793]

UPDATE 9/10/06:
Never Mind
I found out I needed to download something by reading older posts now it works fine.

cGeometryDataContainer part and the dining table part to check mark. When I click on the resources part of the gmdc then the gdmc part, I click plugin view, then actually an error comes up it says this:
Message:
File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.

SimPE Version:
Default (0.58.1.29278).

Exception Stack:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX"
at SimPe.Plugin.fGeometryDataContainer..ctor()
at SimPe.Plugin.GeometryDataContainer.get_TabPage()
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.BuildChildTabControl(AbstractRcolBlock rb)
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.SelectRcolItem(Object sender, EventArgs e)

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Program Files\SimPE\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : ambertation.3D.mdx.binding, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX/Microsoft.DirectX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Program Files/SimPE/Microsoft.DirectX/Microsoft.DirectX.EXE.

Source:
simpe.gmdc.exporter.base

Execution Stack:
at SimPe.Plugin.fGeometryDataContainer..ctor()
at SimPe.Plugin.GeometryDataContainer.get_TabPage()
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.BuildChildTabControl(AbstractRcolBlock rb)
at SimPe.Plugin.RcolForm.SelectRcolItem(Object sender, EventArgs e)

I've never took any notice to it because it didn't stop me from meshing other things, but maybe that message is the problem. But anyway I took a pic of my screen to show you what it looks like when both gdmc are highlighted in plugin view.

http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/15d637f4e7.jpg (http://www.uploadfile.info)

http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/15d637f4e7.jpg

Also thank you for answering.

[play girl]

ohh nm :bunny: i finished it yay!! i feel so happy :D here's a look:
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5980/snapshot920c716c120d9700pv1.jpg
thanks for the tutorial :D :up:

[VeinsAfire]

Hi, I have modeled a dining room table and moved the mesh to the same point as the "talking table" and moved the pivot to the correct spot according to the refference table. Everything looks good and lined up in milkshape and 3DS but when I view it in game it is a bit off to one side. Anyone know about this problem or had a similar experience?

[simclaudio1987]

italian link doesn't work please help !!!

[sxc_ida]

hia im totaly new to this making objects thing but i really wanna learn. so ive downloaded ur tutorials but when i open them in word that file conversion thing comes up n i cant find the rite encoding that would make the document readable. does any1 kno wot i should do?

[bibidoublezero]

Thanx for your so good and clear tutorial ... It helps me very much to realize new objects and foods. :)

[IgnorantBliss]

simclaudio1987, try redownloading the file, and if it still doesn't work, give me your email address and I'll email the file to you.

sxc_ida, that's because it's not a Word file, but a PDF (packed into a RAR file). First you need to extract the file with a program that can do that, such as WinRAR, and then you'll get the PDF file which you can open with Adobe Acrobat reader or Foxit Software Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/download.htm).

[briandam8]

I'm trying to make the UFO a car, the one that your sims get abducted by. It shows up in the game(still working on it), but I cant edit the decription and name and price. What's going on? How do I edit it? :cry: :blink: :help:

[IgnorantBliss]

briandam8, did you click the "default lang only" button in the catalog description editing section? Which object did you clone as a base for this?

[briandam8]

Where's that catalog thing? I can't find it! PS. I found a UFO in the object workshop and i cloned it.

[IgnorantBliss]

I'm guessing it doesn't have a catalog description, because the original UFO doesn't appear in the catalog, either. If you want it to function as a car in the game, I'd rather clone a car as a base and then import your mesh into that. Might be a challenge to get the animations and such to fit, though.

[briandam8]

AAAAA! NOW I CANT GET PART 2 OF THE TUTORIAL! plz send it to me via email @ [email protected] :cry: the wings 3d one

[IgnorantBliss]

I will email you the tutorial later today when I get the chance. However, if this is your very first time making an object, I really don't recommend starting off with turning a UFO into a functional car, because that's a way too complicated a problem for a complete beginner. I strongly recommend you start off with simpler objects like the tutorial table and then move on simple animated objects like armoires. Making a functional car object is for advanced object makers.

[briandam8]

oooooookay, but I need it now, I'm addicted!

[briandam8]

can you please send part 2 for me again, I didn't get it.

[IgnorantBliss]

Did you not receive the email? The email was not returned so it seems to have gone through. I will try resending.

[AbstractSIMmer187]

Hey i got a quick question :):):)

I am very familiar now with object making,registering the GUIDS and all of that.

I just have a question to ask could some1 PLEASE tell me how to make a curved mesh like something round that bends for example i am making a skateboard park set but i don't know how to make a ramp like how do you bend the mesh to make a ramp please help.

[IgnorantBliss]

That depends very much on the mesh editing program you're using. I would include that information and start a new thread on it, since it's not directly related to the tutorial :).

[delishrecipe]

I have a problem with getting a new guid. Do i need internet access on that computer or is there another way. Pleeeeeeease help me

[IgnorantBliss]

If you don't have internet access on the computer that you use for creating objects, you can go to the SimPE website, to the GUID section login with your username, and then select Register Object, register the number of GUIDs you need for your project, write them down, and then manually write them to the GUID field in SimPE instead of clicking the Get GUID link.

[delishrecipe]

Do i still update all mmats and commit and do i replace the guid already there with my own

[IgnorantBliss]

Yes, you first replace the GUID with your own and then update the MMATs (with the main GUID), and Commit (with all GUIDs).

[delishrecipe]

Thanks so much! This tutorial was so good the table worked immediately

[selena_1977]

hello. ok, so i've downloaded and started on the Wings3D tutorial for creating a table. I get to the step where it says "Deselect everything (Space Bar), then select both the legs and the tabletop in the geometry graph. Right click anywhere in the main window and choose Tesselate / Triangulate." However, my menu that pops up when I do this does not have the tesselate/triangulate option. Could anyone here tell me what the 'tesselate/triangulate' option does so I can try to figure out an alternative please? I've included a couple of screen shots. The first is of my own program where one can see that the tesselate/triangulate option is missing in the menu. The second is of the downloaded tutorial (which is totally awesome and very easy to follow, thanx to everyone for these wonderful tutorials) where one can see the option for tesselate. Thanx to anyone who can help me with this.

[IgnorantBliss]

selena_1977, note that the difference between those screenshots is the "pyramid" selected at top. You need to select the third pyramid from the left to get the tesselate option :).

[crosieramanda]

I have just finished the Blender tutorial and I have finally been able to make an object that shows up in the game. It's ugly as ever but, it shows up. Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. :lovestruc

[selena_1977]

oh...ooops...thanx.

[Numenor]

For anyone interested: I've posted a CLONE TEMPLATE to create your own PHONE with WORKING HANDSET.

The template, along with the cloning instructions are HERE (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=191727).

Have fun! :)

[AbstractSIMmer187]

Hey i need help please.

I am having probs with the textures showing up on my bumper car.

After i UV Mapped, i went back in 2 Wings and combined everything in 2 one and gave it a name and saved it over the original package.

I loaded it up in simPE but when i click import i saw all my parts scatterd :(

So i clicked on the one on the top and clicked replace and replaced the original statue, now when i add my texture to the bumper car only the back is textured :( what is the cause of this take a look.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/AbstractSIMmer187/textured.jpg

[SimSchnaps]

I have 2 problems.

#1: After many tries, I have finally been able to get my mesh into SimPE and ultimately into the game. However, it is not tiling properly (see screenshot Sofa1_tiles.jpg). I have a 3 tile object and it is using 3 tiles, however it is pushed off to the side. I would like to know how to fix this.

#2: There is some strange smoothing going on (see screenshot Sofa1_smoothing.jpg). I had this problem frequently when I used to use 3D Studio Max and import my .obj files into Poser. The fix in Max was to explode the model and that would create crisp edges in Poser. I don't know how to accomplish this in Lightwave. I would assume that this is happening because I'm using Daz Studio to convert my lightwave .obj into an .obj format that SimPE will accept.

Thanks ahead of the time, I'm getting closed to getting it right, and if I can manage to do so (with some help from you all), I would be glad to share what I've learned w/ others who might attempt to use Lightwave.

[IgnorantBliss]

AbstractSIMmer187, it's hard to say for sure since you didn't attach the package, but it seems you have multiple mesh subsets in the GMDC, several of them looking like they might not have been in the original object. The subset names have to match those of the original object to work properly. You also can only have a maximum of 2 recolorable subsets, so I would recommend regrouping your mesh in a way that there is a maximum of 2 subsets. Parts of the mesh that have a similar material can be grouped together.

This problem is not really related directly to the object tutorial, I'd recommend, in the future, to post problems like this in the Object Workshop And Repair Center (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=82084) and also including the object package in question to the post as an attachment.

SimSchnaps, I'm not sure about the details of doing this in your mesh editor, but you need to move the couch mesh to the left the distance of 1 tile (1 tile in the game, which is also one tile in Milkshape, but not sure about other programs).

[WindBlower]

I do hope that I am asking my question in the right forum.

I am having a little Milkshape/SimPE problem about the amount of face counts and vertex’s.SimPE kept saying that I had to many face's in my objects, which could have been correct, so I changed it again, so it has less face's that the original object. But still I get the error message about too many faces, which cannot be true now.
It is not clothe, so there should be no 'bone connection and such'. and I did regroup and rename and place to its right position in milkshapes 'groups-section'.
Does any one have a suggestion as to what I am missing or what might be the problem?

Sincerely,
WindBlower

[IgnorantBliss]

There are plenty of Maxis objects that would have "too many faces" in SimPE, so it's entirely possible. The limit on SimPE is not always fair, especially to multi-tile objects, but the limit is there to make you aware of large vertex and polygon counts. You can import high-polygon objects when you first set SimPE to Advanced Mode in its Preferences (and then restart SimPE), but I still recommend keeping an eye on the vertices and polygons, because the limit suggestions are there for a reason. A rough recommendation is no more than 800 vertices per tile of an object. It's not a definite limit, but something to shoot for.

[WindBlower]

Dear IgnorantBliss

Thank you for the suggestion.
I can't understand what you excatly mean?
So the original object can have more face's than the object that I re-created in Milkshape, (no multi tile objects) and still can't handle it, and there is not Alot of vertex count? this does not make any sense to me?
I will try the advanced mode later on, but there should be no problem when under the limit, which I am having?

Sincerely,
WindBlower

[IgnorantBliss]

What exactly are the polygon and vertex counts of your mesh? Yes, it's possible that your mesh has fewer polygons and vertices than the original object, and still SimPE will tell it's too many. Like I said, the limit on SimPE is the same for all kinds of objects, and there are many Maxis objects that have more polygons than that limit.

[just4friendssims]

i finaly created my first object
thanx for the tutorial :p

[play girl]

i have a question...how do i make a curve in milkshape ,cause i want to bend the frame of a bed but don't know how....help?

[KingofSims55]

I cannot get the TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Blender 3D) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_1of2.rar
and
TS2 Object Creation Tutorial V2.1 (Blender 3D) - UPD 22feb06 - PART_2of2.rar
to load after downloading.. help!?

[IgnorantBliss]

play girl, there are different techniques for making a curved shape in Milkshape. I recommend you do a Google search for Milkshape tutorials and see what kind of tricks you can learn there. It doesn't have to be a Sims 2 related tutorial, just any tutorial that talks about creating shapes with Milkshapes will do. That's how I learned the basics of Milkshape also :).

KingofSims55, if you let me know your email address, I can email those tutorials for you :).

[just4friendssims]

when i import the table to milkshape its not as the one in tutorial
anyone can help me fix this
even when i use blender its not as in the tutorial

it was ok the first time i created the tutorial dining table but when i tried to do a new object instead of the table this happened so i thought it might be the new object so i tried to import the dining table again to check and the same thing happened

[IgnorantBliss]

just4friendssims, looks like you changed the Order in SimPE to XYZ instead of XZY. In the GMDC section, in the same tab where you have the export button for the mesh, change the Order value to XZY and then try exporting the table.

[just4friendssims]

i fixed it
thank u so much

[Numenor]

For anyone interested: I've posted a CLONE TEMPLATE to create your own FIREPLACE with WORKING CHIMNEY and CUSTOM NAME & DESCRIPTION.

The template, along with the cloning instructions are HERE (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=194029).

Have fun! :)

[kihaad]

Hi!

I see the dark object ( in game ) , and all black in the preview ( in game ). I often create objects , because now I cannot see the normal objects? Perhaps I have mistaken something on simpe… (?)

I can post a screenshot if you want

Ps: excuse me for my English, I'm Italian :)

[Mandymand]

hi there! nice tut!
anyway, like most of the others i got some problems and questions.

1) in milkshape i added some spheres and some other mesh groups to the mesh, but then in simPE i can't get to color those parts. they're all in a silver or grey color. (3d view)

2) when i go in milkshape to see my mesh for the first time ( before editing at all ) there are some vertexes around the object and they're not connected to it at all. does it matter if i delete them?

i'll be glad to get my answers! :)